On “Let It Go”, Playboi Carti talks about dealing drugs.

Pi'erre Bourne originally used the track’s instrumental on an unreleased song but later gave it to Carti, as was previewed by him in an Instagram live video in 2018. Pi'erre’s track featured a different instrumental from what was finally used on “Let It Go”; its lead synth melody only appeared on the chorus and it had more kicks. The original instrumental was also given to Carti but was later changed. This was seen during Carti and Pierre’s first studio session together, livestreamed on February 20, 2017. Carti’s original version of “Let It Go”, which features different lyrics and the aforementioned instrumental, was livestreamed by MexikoDro on the same day. On March 21, 2017, Carti previewed it in full quality on Twitter:

On February 20, 2017, Dro, who provides the background vocals on this track, tweeted that he does not want to work with Carti again. When Carti previewed the song the next month, Dro tweeted at Carti to remove Dro’s vocals. This was because Carti allegedly did not pay him for his work.